CVE-2019-1010317
wavpack: Use of uninitialized variable in ParseCaffHeaderConfig leads to DoS
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 6, 2019
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
WavPack 5.1.0 and earlier is affected by: CWE-457: Use of Uninitialized Variable. The impact is: Unexpected control flow, crashes, and segfaults. The component is: ParseCaffHeaderConfig (caff.c:486). The attack vector is: Maliciously crafted .wav file. The fixed version is: After commit https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/commit/f68a9555b548306c5b1ee45199ccdc4a16a6101b.
Statement
This issue affects wavpack versions as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The security impact for this flaw was calculated as 'Low' by the Red Hat Product Security Team. Previous Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions are not affected as wavpack shipped with it doesn't support CAF file format, which is needed to reach the code where the flaw resides at.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource